April10

Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They banked enough surplus on Chambers to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Reaching for Sinnott left real value on the table behind him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 8 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at No. 34 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kingsley Suamataia this early at slot 43. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malachi Corley at the Round 3 slot is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 103rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 109th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at Round 5, Pick 1 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick 180 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the 187th pick and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Nice patience on Jordan Jefferson, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 18. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Circle this one: Steele Chambers at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.